I’ve come across many people in the past year that have asked me, “Why should I go to WordCamp US in 2016?” Many might think it’s just another conference. It’s not, it’s like gigantic WordCamp! Last year, the first WordCamp US, had well over 1800 in attendance. This year, nearly twice that is expected. This
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Happy 13th Birthday, WordPress!
Over 13 years ago, on March 27th, WordPress came to be. It was forked from b2 cafelog by Mike Little and Matt Mullenweg. From there, WordPress grew from being just another blog platform, to a full-fledged content management system. For me, I’ve been there through it’s journey. In fact, I see WordPress much like it’s
[Continue Reading...]#WordPressWednesday 2016 Volume 5
This week’s #WordPressWednesday includes a few guides like include security and web accessibility, a showcase of themes, BuddyPress news, and more. Before getting into this week’s #WordPressWednesday roundup, I’ve got to explain to new readers what this special post is all about. This post originated out of the need to create a quick summary of
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First #WordPressWednesday of 2016! This volume covers a new security and maintanence version of WordPress, some theme and plugin news, and much more. I’m going to start the season for The #WordPressWednesday Podcast next week. I have new equipment, and haven’t gotten to try it out yet. I hope with the new equipment, that my
[Continue Reading...]WordCamp US 2015 Recap – Part 3
Yes, another WordCamp US 2015 recap. Part 1 and Part 2 had a lot of great experiences. Part 3 is over Day 2 of WordCamp US, the after party, and Contributor day. Please note that there are a lot of pictures. You can click on many of them, and they will open in a lightbox
[Continue Reading...]WordCamp US 2015 Recap – Part 2
If you’re reading WordCamp US Recap – Part 2 first, don’t forget to read WordCamp US Recap – Part 1. In the first part, I covered the introduction to WordCamp US, gave thanks to my boss at Yoast, Joost, and recapped some of the pre-party events that went on. There’s also some cool pictures so
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